I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?Can yousay moreaboutthat?So you’resayingthat…I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?It soundslike youbelieve…Can youexplainthat partagain?Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?Can youexplainthat partagain?Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)What doyou meanby ___?What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?So you’resayingthat…Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?Can yousay moreaboutthat?Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.What doyou meanby ___?It soundslike youbelieve…Tell memoreaboutthat.Tell memoreaboutthat.I noted thatyou said______, canyou elaborateon that?Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?Did I missanythingimportant?What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?Did I missanythingimportant?Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?Can yousay moreaboutthat?So you’resayingthat…I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?I appreciate youexplaining yourpoint. Have youconsidered____________?It soundslike youbelieve…Can youexplainthat partagain?Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?Can youexplainthat partagain?Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)What doyou meanby ___?What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?I understandyour point,but I see itdifferently.I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.I may not agree,but I want tounderstand yourthinking. Canyou give me anexample?So you’resayingthat…Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?What part ofthis is mostimportant toyou?How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?Can youhelp meunderstandwhy youthink that?Can yousay moreaboutthat?Can I explaina differentway oflooking at it?Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…So whatI’m hearingis… Is thatright?How did thataffect yourunderstandingof or thinkingabout thetopic?That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)I agree with part ofwhat you said, butnot all of it. Forexample, I heard yousay ___________,but have youconsidered________________.What doyou meanby ___?It soundslike youbelieve…Tell memoreaboutthat.Tell memoreaboutthat.I noted thatyou said______, canyou elaborateon that?Whatexperiencesinfluencedyourthinking?Did I missanythingimportant?What madeyou cometo thatconclusion?Did I missanythingimportant?Can youexplain whatyou meanby that?If I’munderstandingyou correctly,then…(summarize whatthe person said)Can you tell meif I understoodthis correctly?(thensummarizewhat they said)Let mecheck that Iunderstandyoucorrectly…That’ssimilar tomy thinkingbecause…

Active Listening Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. I may not agree, but I want to understand your thinking. Can you give me an example?
  2. I understand your point, but I see it differently.
  3. So what I’m hearing is… Is that right?
  4. Can I explain a different way of looking at it?
  5. What part of this is most important to you?
  6. Can you say more about that?
  7. So you’re saying that…
  8. I appreciate you explaining your point. Have you considered ____________?
  9. I appreciate you explaining your point. Have you considered ____________?
  10. It sounds like you believe…
  11. Can you explain that part again?
  12. Can you help me understand why you think that?
  13. Can you explain that part again?
  14. Can you tell me if I understood this correctly? (then summarize what they said)
  15. What do you mean by ___?
  16. What made you come to that conclusion?
  17. I understand your point, but I see it differently.
  18. I agree with part of what you said, but not all of it. For example, I heard you say ___________, but have you considered ________________.
  19. I may not agree, but I want to understand your thinking. Can you give me an example?
  20. So you’re saying that…
  21. What experiences influenced your thinking?
  22. What part of this is most important to you?
  23. How did that affect your understanding of or thinking about the topic?
  24. Can you explain what you mean by that?
  25. Can you help me understand why you think that?
  26. Can you say more about that?
  27. Can I explain a different way of looking at it?
  28. Let me check that I understand you correctly…
  29. So what I’m hearing is… Is that right?
  30. How did that affect your understanding of or thinking about the topic?
  31. That’s similar to my thinking because…
  32. If I’m understanding you correctly, then… (summarize what the person said)
  33. I agree with part of what you said, but not all of it. For example, I heard you say ___________, but have you considered ________________.
  34. What do you mean by ___?
  35. It sounds like you believe…
  36. Tell me more about that.
  37. Tell me more about that.
  38. I noted that you said ______, can you elaborate on that?
  39. What experiences influenced your thinking?
  40. Did I miss anything important?
  41. What made you come to that conclusion?
  42. Did I miss anything important?
  43. Can you explain what you mean by that?
  44. If I’m understanding you correctly, then… (summarize what the person said)
  45. Can you tell me if I understood this correctly? (then summarize what they said)
  46. Let me check that I understand you correctly…
  47. That’s similar to my thinking because…